International conference to be held in Hiroshima this August to connect young people from other nations and the A-bombed cities as part of future leader development to realize nuclear abolition
Feb. 9, 2024
by Fumiyasu Miyano, Staff Writer
In late August this year, the Hiroshima Office of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), will host an international conference in Hiroshima that will be attended by youth from overseas, as well as Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as part of a training program sponsored by the “Youth Leader Fund for a World Without Nuclear Weapons,” organized by the United Nations. This event aims to develop people who can consider the reality of damages by the atomic bombing and act towards realization of “a world without nuclear weapons.”
According to the UNITAR Hiroshima Office, the planned venue for the conference will be either the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum or the International Conference Center Hiroshima within Peace Memorial Park, both located in Naka Ward, Hiroshima. Of those who have been taking the online trainings since December last year, fifty will attend the conference and discuss the role the next generation of young people should play with youth from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Also planned are training opportunities for participants to visit the museum and listen to the recounting of A-bombing experiences from a survivor while they stay in the A-bombed city for a week.
Staff at the UNITAR Hiroshima Office said, “We want to connect younger generations of youth from different nations with local youth and create a global network of leaders towards realization of a world free of nuclear weapons.”
Establishment of the U.N. fund was declared by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2022. By using this fund, the two-year training program is scheduled to be conducted four times until 2030, the milestone year that marks the 85th anniversary of the atomic bombing. The first-round of training is being held with 100 participants from 63 nations, including government officials, staff of the Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), and students.
(Originally published on February 9, 2024)
In late August this year, the Hiroshima Office of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), will host an international conference in Hiroshima that will be attended by youth from overseas, as well as Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as part of a training program sponsored by the “Youth Leader Fund for a World Without Nuclear Weapons,” organized by the United Nations. This event aims to develop people who can consider the reality of damages by the atomic bombing and act towards realization of “a world without nuclear weapons.”
According to the UNITAR Hiroshima Office, the planned venue for the conference will be either the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum or the International Conference Center Hiroshima within Peace Memorial Park, both located in Naka Ward, Hiroshima. Of those who have been taking the online trainings since December last year, fifty will attend the conference and discuss the role the next generation of young people should play with youth from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Also planned are training opportunities for participants to visit the museum and listen to the recounting of A-bombing experiences from a survivor while they stay in the A-bombed city for a week.
Staff at the UNITAR Hiroshima Office said, “We want to connect younger generations of youth from different nations with local youth and create a global network of leaders towards realization of a world free of nuclear weapons.”
Establishment of the U.N. fund was declared by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2022. By using this fund, the two-year training program is scheduled to be conducted four times until 2030, the milestone year that marks the 85th anniversary of the atomic bombing. The first-round of training is being held with 100 participants from 63 nations, including government officials, staff of the Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), and students.
(Originally published on February 9, 2024)
